I haven’t published one of these in a long time, and this is the first one that I have done on my Korg which replaced my Yamaha Clavinova (which I dearly miss). This is my rendition of Ramin Djawadi’s “Game of Thrones” theme.
Pianos on the High Seas
I’ve been playing piano and socialising with a group of friends organised by Pianovers over the last several months. We generally meet every Sunday evening and play piano for a few hours. It’s been a great way to connect and make new friends. A few weeks ago, on the 9th of June 2018, they organised the second …
Studio Recording: “Lost and Found” by Train (Piano Cover)
Once in a while, a song comes along and sticks in your head because you’ve made a connection with it. This is one of those songs. I first heard this song on a Malaysian Airlines flight to Siem Reap. The lyrics are what got to me. “Here’s to the time we have; Here’s to the …
Performing the theme from Iron Man 3
This was the second of two pieces that I performed last Sunday at Pianovers 71 at the URA Centre. After performing Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”, I thought that I would fare a bit better on this piece. As my luck would have it, I got distracted very early in the performance by some passing by traffic. …
Performing “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”
Last Sunday, I had a double header of sorts. After missing out the previous week due to time constraints, I got the opportunity to perform two pieces. This was the first – “Bullet with Butterfly a Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins. My frustration about performing remains… I seem to do perfectly well when performing behind closed …
Studio Recording: Theme from “Iron Man 3” – Brian Tyler (Piano Cover)
I’d originally learned this piece 18 months ago and recorded it using a GoPro. There was nothing special about the production, with the GoPro’s on-body mic being used to capture the sound. Today evening, I decided to re-record this while feeding the audio through GarageBand. What I notice (beyond the quality of the sound) is the …
Studio Recording: “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by Smashing Pumpkins (Piano Cover)
I’d figured this song out about a year ago, and then of course, chose not to document it or practise it. The result was that I had completely forgotten how to play it. A couple of weeks ago, I rolled the original track on my iPhone and listened carefully, I worked through the notes on …
Studio Recording: “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana (Piano Cover)
This is an oldie… though to me, it’s just like yesterday. When Nirvana released this piece in 1991, it became the anthem for rebellion and teenage angst. The reality is that the title refers to the smell of a commercially sold deodorant. When I started playing piano, I wanted to play the songs that I …
Studio Recording: “Empire” – Shakira (Piano Cover)
I fell in love with this tune when I heard it for the first time. I’d watched a version of the video on YouTube which has a series of time-lapse shorts brought together with overlaid lyrics that resulted in the song getting stuck in my head. I had to learn how to play this, and ended up …